SYNTH ZONE
Visit The Bar For Casual Discussion
Topic Options
#398485 - 01/20/15 02:34 PM A ton of Styles for the Korg Community
rphillipchuk Online   content
Member

Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 656
Loc: Ontario Canada


Edited by rphillipchuk (01/20/15 02:37 PM)
_________________________
Yamaha DGX-670, Yamaha MW12, Yamaha MSP10's, Yamaha SW10 Subwoofer.

Styles
Yamaha Styles Only
Midi Safe



Top
#398486 - 01/20/15 02:47 PM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: rphillipchuk]
DonM Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
I've tried a lot of these and there are some gems in there!
_________________________
DonM

Top
#398487 - 01/20/15 02:58 PM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: rphillipchuk]
RMepstead Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/15/02
Posts: 1662
Loc: Wootton Bassett - Wiltshire - ...
Can't see any attachment on those, on your site, Ron
_________________________
Roger M

Top
#398489 - 01/20/15 03:09 PM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: RMepstead]
rphillipchuk Online   content
Member

Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 656
Loc: Ontario Canada
Originally Posted By: RMepstead
Can't see any attachment on those, on your site, Ron


Give Chello a couple days , he will fill it up !!!!
_________________________
Yamaha DGX-670, Yamaha MW12, Yamaha MSP10's, Yamaha SW10 Subwoofer.

Styles
Yamaha Styles Only
Midi Safe



Top
#398503 - 01/21/15 09:41 AM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: rphillipchuk]
RMepstead Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/15/02
Posts: 1662
Loc: Wootton Bassett - Wiltshire - ...
Yes - I was particularly interested in The Hollies rhythms.
_________________________
Roger M

Top
#398504 - 01/21/15 10:48 AM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: RMepstead]
guitpic1 Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 04/16/14
Posts: 1950
Loc: Missouri
I went with Yamaha back when I didn't know anything about keyboards: E433(for rhythms etc) then S710, S950, Tyros 4...all in the pursuit of useable styles for gigs.

Korg's good stuff. Has it caught up to Yamaha for styles etc?

I've had a ton of different guitars/brands over the years. Thought about buying a PA900 just to try out Korg. Even though I like doing my own programming...not sure I would gain anything with Korg.

I wouldn't have brought up the potential flame war thing Korg vs. Yamaha...except for this thread.

Thing is: I am curious.

TX.

Rog L.





Edited by guitpic1 (01/21/15 10:50 AM)
_________________________
It’s all about the learning

Top
#398507 - 01/21/15 12:24 PM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: rphillipchuk]
DonM Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
There are WAY more Yamaha styles available, but I haven't had any trouble finding all the Korg styles I need or want.
My top ten reasons for choosing PA900 over PSR S950 are:
1. The styles sound more life-like, "live".
2. The vocal harmonizer is much better.
3. Songbook
4. Ease of editing and saving, even while style is running.
5. Ability to load style into factory locations, even replace factory styles.
6. Ability to easily load and use third-party sounds.
7. Assignable knob and buttons.
8. Nice touch screen
9. Key touch and feel (although this certainly depends on user preference)
10. Automatic power-on setup, with a dedicated button to recall it at any time
11. Joystick. Woops that's 11 already.
12. Chord sequencer.
13. You can easily add INTERNAL USB drive for storage if needed. I haven't found a need for it.
14. Styles, fills, and other operations are easily accessed via midi foot controller. Only one that I know works for Yamaha is the huge, costly MFC10.
15. Korg periodically issues free upgrades with new styles and features!

In all fairness, there are things I prefer on the Yamaha, such as some of the lead voices, particularly electric guitars. I have found everything I need for the Korg, but it took a little searching, editing, etc.
950 has two assignable footswitches. The PA900 has one assignable and one dedicated to sustain. I use a midi foot controller with the 900.
Another point in favor of the 950 is its ability to play styles directly from USB. Styles must be loaded into the Korgs before auditioning them.
I haven't needed much customer support from Korg, but Yamaha responds quicker and is more helpful.
The user community is vastly larger with Yamaha, such as PSR Tutorial site and Jososoft.com
Hope some of this is helpful. Really the only way to know which best suits you is to spend a lot of time with both. That's what I did.
_________________________
DonM

Top
#398509 - 01/21/15 02:00 PM Re: A ton of Styles for the Korg Community [Re: rphillipchuk]
Dnj Offline
Senior Member

Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
The Korgs antiquated folder storage system is a big pain in the butt..... but it really has its good features but they don't outweigh the great sound of the Yamaha S950.....I've had just about all of them..... enjoy what you play until something better comes out hopefully soon.
its my opinion of course but Who am I ?

Top

Moderator:  Admin, Diki, Kerry 



Help keep Synth Zone Online